Best of Ali Zeidan

Best of Ali Zeidan

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AFP

Libyan army Chief of Staff Yusef al-Mangush (R) and Ali Zaidan (2L), prime minister of Libya's interim government, attend the funeral procession of leading Libyan dissident Mansour al-Kikhia in the eastern Libyan port city of Benghazi on December 3, 2012. Kikhia, who disappeared 19 years ago under the Kadhafi regime, was buried weeks after his body was found in an intelligence services morgue, his brother said. AFP PHOTO / ABDULLAH DOMA

Libyan army Chief of Staff Yusef al-Mangush (R) and Ali Zaidan (2L), prime minister of Libya's interim government, attend the funeral procession of leading Libyan dissident Mansour al-Kikhia in the eastern Libyan port city of Benghazi on December 3, 2012. Kikhia, who disappeared 19 years ago under the Kadhafi regime, was buried weeks after his body was found in an intelligence services morgue, his brother said. AFP PHOTO / ABDULLAH DOMA

68th Session Of The United Nations General Assembly Continues

Andrew Burton

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan speaks at the 68th United Nations General Assembly on September 25, 2013 in New York City. Over 120 prime ministers, presidents and monarchs are gathering this week for the annual meeting at the temporary General Assembly Hall at the U.N. headquarters while the General Assembly Building is closed for renovations.

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan speaks at the 68th United Nations General Assembly on September 25, 2013 in New York City. Over 120 prime ministers, presidents and monarchs are gathering this week for the annual meeting at the temporary General Assembly Hall at the U.N. headquarters while the General Assembly Building is closed for renovations.

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MAHMUD TURKIA

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan gives a press conference on September 11, 2013 in Tripoli. A car bomb exploded outside a building that once housed the US consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi in what an official said was a warning that diplomats are not safe. The blast seriously damaged the foreign ministry building but left no casualties, and came on the anniversary of a militant attack on the current US consulate in Benghazi that killed four Americans, including the ambassador. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD TURKIA

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan gives a press conference on September 11, 2013 in Tripoli. A car bomb exploded outside a building that once housed the US consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi in what an official said was a warning that diplomats are not safe. The blast seriously damaged the foreign ministry building but left no casualties, and came on the anniversary of a militant attack on the current US consulate in Benghazi that killed four Americans, including the ambassador. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD TURKIA

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MAHMUD TURKIA

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan (C) arrives at the government headquarters in Tripoli on October 10, 2013 shortly after he was freed from the captivity of militiamen who had held him for several hours. Gunmen seized Zeidan from a hotel, where he resides, in the Libyan capital and held him for several hours before he was freed, in the latest sign of Libya's lawlessness since Moamer Kadhafi was toppled in 2011. AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD TURKIA

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan (C) arrives at the government headquarters in Tripoli on October 10, 2013 shortly after he was freed from the captivity of militiamen who had held him for several hours. Gunmen seized Zeidan from a hotel, where he resides, in the Libyan capital and held him for several hours before he was freed, in the latest sign of Libya's lawlessness since Moamer Kadhafi was toppled in 2011. AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD TURKIA

Kerry Meets With Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan At State Dep't

Chip Somodevilla

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan speaks during a news conference in between bilateral meetings with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the Ben Franklin Room at the State Department on March 13, 2013 in Washington, DC. The two leaders took time in between meetings to make statements to the news media.

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan speaks during a news conference in between bilateral meetings with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the Ben Franklin Room at the State Department on March 13, 2013 in Washington, DC. The two leaders took time in between meetings to make statements to the news media.

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MAHMUD TURKIA

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan gestures as he gives a press conference on December 14, 2012 in Tripoli, Libya. Zeidan called for a meeting to secure regional borders, as slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi's son shelters in Niger. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD TURKIA

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan gestures as he gives a press conference on December 14, 2012 in Tripoli, Libya. Zeidan called for a meeting to secure regional borders, as slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi's son shelters in Niger. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD TURKIA

Libyan PM Ali Zeidan released

Anadolu Agency

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan (L) holds a press conference after he was released on October 10, 2013 in Tripoli, Libya. Zeidan was kidnapped earlier today by unidentified persons from a hotel in Tripoli.

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan (L) holds a press conference after he was released on October 10, 2013 in Tripoli, Libya. Zeidan was kidnapped earlier today by unidentified persons from a hotel in Tripoli.

68th Session Of The United Nations General Assembly Continues

Andrew Burton

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan speaks at the 68th United Nations General Assembly on September 25, 2013 in New York City. Over 120 prime ministers, presidents and monarchs are gathering this week for the annual meeting at the temporary General Assembly Hall at the U.N. headquarters while the General Assembly Building is closed for renovations.

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan speaks at the 68th United Nations General Assembly on September 25, 2013 in New York City. Over 120 prime ministers, presidents and monarchs are gathering this week for the annual meeting at the temporary General Assembly Hall at the U.N. headquarters while the General Assembly Building is closed for renovations.

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MAHMUD TURKIA

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zaidan speaks during a press conference with Interior Minister following a rocket attack on a building located in a residential area on July 24, 2013 in Tripoli, Libya. Interior Minister said that the targetted building was the Corinthia hotel where several members of the government, diplomats and foreign businessmen were staying. AFP PHOTO MAHMUD TURKIA

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zaidan speaks during a press conference with Interior Minister following a rocket attack on a building located in a residential area on July 24, 2013 in Tripoli, Libya. Interior Minister said that the targetted building was the Corinthia hotel where several members of the government, diplomats and foreign businessmen were staying. AFP PHOTO MAHMUD TURKIA

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan attends a press conference after a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta (not in picture), at Palazzo Chigi on July 4, 2013 in Rome, Italy. During the meeting the two prime ministers discussed bilateral relations between Libya and Italy. Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta also announced a future conference regarding assistance for Libya is to be held soon in Rome.

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan attends a press conference after a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta (not in picture), at Palazzo Chigi on July 4, 2013 in Rome, Italy. During the meeting the two prime ministers discussed bilateral relations between Libya and Italy. Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta also announced a future conference regarding assistance for Libya is to be held soon in Rome.